Martin Crane is a NY/NC-based composer whose most recent projects include the Paramount+ miniseries Black Gold (produced by Darren Aronofsky) and Cannes short The Pass.
After releasing two albums and touring nationally under the name Brazos (2 million + streams on Spotify), Martin started working in film as the music supervisor on the Oscar-nominated documentary, Cutie and the Boxer. Since then, his scoring work has premiered at Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Berlinale, and Full Frame. Commercial clients include Gucci, Chevrolet, Google, GE, Mazda, Capital One, Airwick, Ambev, Galaxo Smith Kline, and VICE.
FILM
The Pass
dir. Pepi Ginsberg
Short, 2022
Original Score
Premiers 2022 Cannes Cinefondation
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Black Gold
dir. Gabrielle Schonder & Zach Heinzerling
3 pt miniseries, 2022
Original Score
from Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky's PROTOZOA and TIME Studios
Premiers May 2022 on Paramount + and theaters
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Keys to the City
dir. Ian Moubayed
Short, 2022
Original Score
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Dirty Money
dir. Zachary Heinzerling
Season 2, Ep. 2, 2020
Original Score
Streaming on NETFLIX
Executive Produced by Alex Gibney
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Picture a Scientist
dir. Ian Cheney & Sharon Shattuck
Feature, 2020
Original Score
Streaming on NETFLIX
Premiered 2020 Tribeca Film Festival
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Cutie and the Boxer
dir. Zachary Heinzerling
Feature, 2014
Music Supervision
2013 Sundance "Best Director Award"
2014 Oscar Nomination for Best Documentary
2016 Emmy for Best Documentary
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Miss America
dir. Pepi Ginsberg
Short, 2019
Original Score
2020 Wasserman Award 1st Place Recipient
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La Oscuridad
dir. Jorge Sistos
Short, 2020
Original Score
2020 King Award for Screenwriting
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Alba and June
dir. Pepi Ginsberg
Short, 2018
Original Score
Released January 20, 2020 on NoBudge
stream
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Hugh The Hunter
dir. Zachary Heinzerling
Short, 2016
Original Score
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The Escape of Prisoner 614
dir. Zach Golden
Feature, 2018
Original Score
Starring Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, and George Sample III
Premiered 2018 Berlinale
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